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Will Marijuana Stocks Soar If Biden Wins and Sink If He Loses?

MMP News AuthorSeptember 27, 2020

April 20 (4/20) has long been the most celebrated day of the year in the cannabis industry. But it’s possible that the industry could have a lot to celebrate this year on Nov. 3 — Election Day in the U.S. However, there’s also the potential for the cannabis industry to ... Read More

Investor buzz around cannabis stocks with new treatments

MMP News AuthorSeptember 27, 2020

Last week ASX-listed Zelira Therapeutics, formerly Zelda Therapeutics, scored a new substantial shareholder when billionaire investor Alex Waislitz’s Thorney Investment Group upped its stake from 2 per cent to 5.2 per cent. Earlier this month Zelira confirmed its cannabinoid insomnia medicine Zenivol had been made available in Australia under the ... Read More

2000 Marijuana Plants Uprooted In Kadavu, Police Drug Fight Continues

MMP News AuthorSeptember 27, 2020

For the past seven day period, more than 2000 marijuana plants were uprooted from the Loa and Naqio Hills and near Vunikura Village. Special operations team made up of officers from the Police Special Response Unit and officers from different divisions continue to focus in on areas ... Read More

Dylan Kelly on his mother and cannabis: 'She would be voting yes'

MMP News AuthorSeptember 27, 2020

Dylan Kelly knows how he will vote in the upcoming cannabis referendum, and he knows how his mother Helen would have voted too. The 28-year-old watched his mother, former Council of Trade Unions president Helen Kelly, turn to the black market to source cannabis when she was diagnosed with terminal ... Read More

Who paid to bring down the medical marijuana ballot petition hidden from public

MMP News AuthorSeptember 27, 2020

“One thing I can tell you, I can assure you 100%, hand on the Bible with my lawyer oath to tell the truth, that no public or taxpayer dollars were expended for purposes of that litigation,” Fahleson said. Wagner said he reviewed the challenge to ensure he wasn’t signing on ... Read More

Hero K9 Officer Catches Suspect During Marijuana Raid

MMP News AuthorSeptember 26, 2020

A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service K9 officer is being hailed a hero for catching a suspect during a marijuana raid in August. When an 11-year-old Belgian Malinois named Ice and his handler, Patrol Captain Christopher Magallon, raided an illegal marijuana crop last month, they unearthed more than 5,500 ... Read More